Apple Valley Insurance & Financial Services, Inc.

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> <table style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="609"> <tr> <td width="384" valign="top"> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="384"> <tr> <td align="center" width="1%" valign="middle"> <img src="/files/14845/rob%200013.jpg" alt="Apple Valley Insurance & Financial Services, Inc." height="200" width="149" border="0"> </td> <td> <img src="/graphics/spacer.gif" WIDTH="10" HEIGHT="1" border="0"></td> <td align="left" valign="middle" width="99%"> <span style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br>215 S. State Street <br>Appleton, WI 54911 <br>Phone: (920) 739-1021, 1-800-947-1021 <br>FAX: (920) 739-1565 <br> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr style="font:10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> <td>Email:  </td><td> <a href="mailto:avifs@avifs.com"> avifs@avifs.com</a> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="font: 10pt Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; vertical-align:top;"> </td> </tr> </table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="384"> <tr><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA10_r4_c1.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Calculators"></td><td colspan="2" width="192" height="43" valign="bottom"><img src="/graphics/A/TA10_r4_c4.gif" width="192" height="43" border="0" alt="Newsletters"></td></tr> <tr><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA10_r5_c1.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=695" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Retirement Plan Early Distribution</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate how much would remain after paying income taxes and penalties if you took an early distribution from a retirement plan.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=697" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Capital Gains Taxes</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Estimate short-term and long-term federal capital gains taxes</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=124" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Life Expectancy</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Knowing your likely life expectancy is an important factor in making long-term financial plans.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=content.cfm?ID=698" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Long-Term Care Self Insurance</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Will you be able to afford nursing home care?</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=C&source=calc_hdr.cfm" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FF0000">More Calculators>>></font></b></a> </p> </td><td width="14" valign="top" background="/graphics/A/TA10_r5_c4.gif"> </td> <td valign="top" width="178"> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1870" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Getting the Right Mix</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Asset allocation is the process of dividing investment dollars among asset classes that often behave differently in different market cycles. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1821" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Confident in Consumer Confidence?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> The consumer confidence index can be a useful tool, but it should play only a minor role in an investor’s overall outlook.</font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1873" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">Ready or Not, You're Retired!</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> In 2009, 47% of retirees left the workforce earlier than they expected. </font></p> <p><a style="text-decoration:none" href="index.cfm?type=N&source=content.cfm?ID=1919" target="_top"> <b><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#003366">HOT TOPIC: What's Ahead for 2010?</font></b></a> <font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br> Economists expect the economy to grow by a respectable 3% in 2010, but they don't hold out much hope for the employment situation. 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color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$INDU" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Industrials</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>10,567.33</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 2.95</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$TRAN" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Transportation</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 4,295.72</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 26.56</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$UTIL" target="mondo"><strong>Dow Jones Utilities</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 377.45</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 1.04</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$COMPQ" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq Composite</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 2,358.95</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 18.27</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$NDX" target="mondo"><strong>Nasdaq 100</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 1,917.35</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 15.97</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SPX" target="mondo"><strong>S&P 500</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 1,145.61</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 5.17</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$MID" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Mid-Cap 400</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 778.80</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 6.21</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; color: #000000" href="quotes.cfm?symbol=$SML" target="mondo"><strong>S&P Small-Cap 600</strong></a></font> </font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong> 357.79</strong></font></td> <td align="right" nowrap><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2" color="#008000"> <strong>+ 2.31</strong></font></td></tr> <tr><td align="left"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> <a style="text-decoration:none; 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